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Shel Silverstein: Enter This Deserted House Shel Silverstein: Enter This Deserted House But please walk softly as you do. Frogs dwell here and crickets too. Ain’t no ceiling, only blue. Jays dwell here and sunbeams too. Floors are flowers – take a few Ferns grow here and daisies too. Swoosh, …

Shel Silverstein: Sick Shel Silverstein: Sick Sick ‘I cannot go to school today,’ Said little Peggy Ann McKay. ‘I have the measles and the mumps, A gash, a rash and purple bumps. My mouth is wet, my throat is dry, I’m going blind in my right eye. My tonsils are …

Shel Silverstein: Come Skating They said come skating; They said it’s so nice. They said come skating; I’d done it twice. They said come skating; It sounded nice…. I wore roller- They meant ice. Shel Silverstein Read also: Shel Silverstein: How Many, How Much

Shel Silverstein: How Many, How Much Shel Silverstein: How Many, How Much How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live ’em. …

Shel Silverstein: Daddy What If? Shel Silverstein: Daddy What If? (Daddy what if the sun stop shinin’ what would happen then?) If the sun stopped shinin’ you’d be so surprised You’d stare at the heavens with wide open eyes And the wind would carry your light to the skies And …

Shel Silverstein: Boa Constrictor Shel Silverstein: Boa Constrictor Oh, I’m being eaten By a boa constrictor, A boa constrictor, A boa constrictor, I’m being eaten by a boa constrictor, And I don’t like it–one bit. Well, what do you know? It’s nibblin’ my toe. Oh, gee, It’s up to my …

Shel Silverstein: Aphrodisiac Shel Silverstein: Aphrodisiac Now, listen to me, folks… Hear what I say. You got to eat oysters everyday They’ll put your love life back on track They’re nature’s own aphrodisiac. Ohh, ohhh… yes it’s true What a little oyster can do for you. Ohh, ohhh… ain’t it …

Shel Silverstein: One Inch Tall Shel Silverstein: One Inch Tall If you were only one inch tall, you’d ride a worm to school. The teardrop of a crying ant would be your swimming pool. A crumb of cake would be a feast And last you seven days at least, A …

Shel Silverstein: Somebody Has To Shel Silverstein: Somebody Has To Somebody has to go polish the stars, They’re looking a little bit dull. Somebody has to go polish the stars, For the eagles and starlings and gulls Have all been complaining they’re tarnished and worn, They say they want new …